getting worse
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He listed a number of ideas, from "slowing the water down" using farming landscaping remedies, to tree planting and better monitoring "so we know when things might be getting worse".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
She spent the next two decades taking as many as five medications at once and kept getting worse until doctors called her bipolar disorder “treatment-resistant.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
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- on the decline
- in a tailspin
- circling the drain
- going downhill
- taking a nosedive
Possible Antonyms
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- making a comeback
- turning a corner
- on the upswing
